TomB

ICCS has been traditionally looked upon as the gold standard for Canadian coin certification in the eyes of many folks.  While I believe that this was true at one time, I will also state that in my opinion ICCS is more lenient on surface issues than either NGC or PCGS while they are more conservative on grading standards with respect to remaining meat, also when compared to NGC or PCGS.  As far as liquidity is concerned, it is also my opinion that ICCS is less liquid in the marketplace than either NGC or PCGS in the United States, though I do not know the status in Canada.  My gut feel is that both NGC and PCGS have made up much ground in the Canadian market in recent years.  Overall, I think that ICCS should be doing laps around NGC and PCGS with respect to Canadian coin grading, but they have not taken advantage of their position and it is likely only a matter of time before they are passed.

If you break these out to have them graded I can guarantee that you will lose a significant amount of money.

It is actually quite easy to overlook what I pointed out. Truly, there is little reason for most folks to look at the edge for the vast majority of coins or tokens that they might find. Also, if you have never experienced it before, you would not anticipate to look for evidence on the edge. The piece might have some value as there are no doubt collectors of this type of material, but I have no knowledge of that niche.

I don't know the value of it, but didn't you notice immediately the very obvious seam around the edge? That is usually a great place to check for an electocopy.

I would suggest you store your coins in a safe deposit box within a bank and then insure them via the ANA (Hugh Wood, Inc) or through another reputable insurer. I keep my slabbed coins in individual Intercept Shield boxes and then ten of these boxes go into a larger Intercept Shield holder. The larger holder box then goes inside of a Ziploc freezer bag and I have never had an issue with any changing in appearance for my collection.

Both have their own proprietary grading standards and these standards are most obviously different in the 60-70 point range. They overlap a great deal within grades, but the upper and lower end of each grade range might be equal to a different grade from one company to the next. For example, a high end 64 at one company might be a low end 65 at the other company. This difference becomes apparent when one looks at the populations of coins graded 70 by the two companies and can be interpreted to mean that NGC has a slightly lower threshhold for the grade than PCGS. Hence, PCGS coins in this grade garner more money.

Great Fat Head, Bill. (thumbs u

For those who have never seen Lee's new 1910-S Lincoln in-hand, I can tell you from owning the piece for many years that it is a blazing, fully vibrant and cherry stunner.

Outstanding pickup, Winston!

I haven't posted in a while but I still like to look at all the great coins posted here. I'm trying to stay focused on my Walkers and work on my early dates with the help of my good friend Bob "Supertooth."

 

My latest is a 21D Walker

Spectacular coin, D.D. and Bob did you well!

Your 1885 dime is truly lovely. I wonder if someone thought the 1814 CBH was a bogo-Bustie at some point?

Toyo!

That's a gorgeous FH dollar. The variety is B5. (thumbs u

I like your 1838 RE half, but your 1897 Barber half looks outstanding!

Nice frickin' set of war nickels! I have a few of these sets that I purchased when prices were much lower. Fortunately, I only purchased killer sets, too.

I can imagine that this set is outstanding!

It's truly scarce to find a 1964 WQ with that type of color!

Washington quarters from 1950 with any appreciable color are tough since there were no US double Mint Sets produced that year.

That looks to be an honest grade for that coin.

 

And yours is .......

If you are asking what I grade the 1836 CBH then I would have to go with at least AU55 and could certainly go with AU58 if I could see the coin in-hand. If you are asking if the grade of MS63 is accurate, in my opinion, for my 1838 RE half then, yes, that is an accurate grade. My conclusion is based upon the fact that the luster is muted fairly strongly on my coin even though the surfaces are cleaner, in terms of hits and marks, than an MS63 coin.

That looks to be an honest grade for that coin.

That 1836 CBH really does show a tremendous amount of luster underneath the patina and I would have to venture a grade of Ch AU on the coin.

Yes, it is truly MS. However, because of some selling each way, Dave's wallet was the one that was worse for wear after our meeting.

That 1836 CBH looks to have very original surfaces, which is quite unusual for this series. Here is a newp I purchased a few days ago when Dave Wnuck and I spent an afternoon talking coins.

Nice frickin' dimes.

If I am interpreting the images correctly that is a stunning Elgin and a really cool Peace dollar! (thumbs u